
US crude settled down 13.06% at $68.15 a barrel, its worst day of 2021, and fell below $70 for the first time since November 2020. Brent settled 11.55% lower at $72.72 as a broad market sell-off followed the new Covid variant found in South Africa.
Expected travel curbs and possible lockdowns threaten fuel demand just as supply is set to rise, pushing crude prices lower.
Tras 32 eventos bajista de enfermedad pasados, Petróleo crudo (WTI) se movió una mediana de -5,2 % en 5 sesiones (13% al alza; mitad central entre -15,0 % y -2,4 %), y -5,7 % en 20.
Tras 26 eventos bajista de enfermedad pasados, Petróleo crudo (Brent) se movió una mediana de -6,0 % en 5 sesiones (15% al alza; mitad central entre -13,3 % y -2,0 %), y -6,8 % en 20.
Variaciones de la referencia de cada materia prima desde el último cierre antes del evento. Las lecturas históricas agrupan eventos pasados del mismo tipo; describen lo ocurrido, no lo que ocurrirá. No es asesoramiento de inversión.
Directly reports Brent settling 11.55% lower on Nov 26 as the new Covid variant triggered a broad demand-driven sell-off, matching the size of the move.
Brent fell 11.55% on Nov 26 as the Omicron variant sparked demand fears, which accounts for most of the 5-day decline.
WTI fell 13% on Nov 26 on Omicron demand fears, the main driver of the 5-day decline.